Attitude...that's all.

Here's the thing about the Lehi kids. Well, we were reading about the whole family last Monday and so I have been thinking alot about them this week.

First off, they probably had about four kids to start with and they named them Laman, Lemuel, Sam, and Nephi. They used to have kids names like that I guess. I have a cousin named Sam and that is a real name, plus, he is a good guy too!

Well anyway, they lived in Jerusalem which was their town and they liked it except for the bad guys. (And dad said they had lots of money and they lived in a nice home). Lehi was the father and Sariah was the mother. But then, one day Lehi had a dream and they had to get out of there fast...so they couldn't even take their best stuff.
I said, "Why did they have to leave so fast?" And Zachery said: "Because Jerusalem was going down." It was probably for sure because of the bad guys. But mostly mom said because Lehi obeyed.
It's a long story and it really happened and it is full of adventures and so we still get to know more about what happens later. I can't wait for the next part because I like knowing about that family.

My best part is: they got a Liahona! It was a little metal ball that they could hold. It was right by their tent and it showed them where to go. "Wow!" I said right outloud to my dad, "I wish we had one of those!" Zachery said, "It's like a GPS Hadley... we already have one." But dad said, "Not exactly like a GPS...because it only worked when they chose the right."

We read all about their problems and their trips and their tents and stuff. They had to go a long long way and they didn't have any cars. They were out in the middle of no where without stores or a house or their best things. I think that would be scary and lost for good. Those two brothers Laman and Lemuel were mean guys. They didn't even care what their dad or mom said sometimes. So...everybody was feeling really tired of the wilderness and all the wandering around and then they woke up and found the Liahona right there to help them figure things out! That part made me so happy! Momma said that The Holy Ghost is like a Liahona for us and we can know what to do and where to go...but it only works if we choose the right. And I thought, well ok then...I will.

I just keep thinking about those boys. The thing that gets me is that those brothers were awful. They made the whole family feel bad. But when I think about it...this is the part that really gets me. Those bad brothers walked just as far as Nephi and Sam. They helped put up the tents, they got all tired, they hunted for food, they had to go all the way back to Jerusalem because they forgot the family journals and stuff, they had to go in a ship for a long time...they did all of those things...just like Nephi and Sam. But they didn't get blessed the same at all. And I figured out the big diff. Laman and Lemuel just complained and complained the whole way. That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard of. Nephi and Sam were happy and they did what their parents said and they trusted in the Liahona and it worked for them because they were nice. But NO! NOT Laman and Lemuel, they just had to make it hard for everybody. They did all the same work...for nothing...because they didn't get it!

Then I thought: OH MY! Life is really like that sometimes. Some people just complain... and (complain is the same as murmur). And some people just smile... and the smile ones get blessed and the murmur ones get in mega trouble. But everybody has to live and do everything. I think somebody should have told those brothers that they should just smile and obey because then they could be blessed better. They already did all of the hard stuff anyway.

Mom said that is called Attitude. She said if we are thankful then we won't murmur. So I was thinking all about that and I am going to write a big list about the things I am thankful for. Then when I feel sorta mean, I will just look at my list and smile instead. I already have to clean my room no matter what and take my dish days and lots of things.

OK, here goes:
I am thankful for:

Colors
Summer
Dad
Mom
my best friend: Luci
Brothers (well one...most of the time... and one... all of the time,
well...actually...both of my brothers because they are not mean  at least too much (like Laman and Lemuel)
markers
my birthday!
zagnut candy bar
going to grandmas 
raspberries
books
horses
my bike
and probably lots more but mostly I am going to smile and obey right now and go and eat dinner. I have to go eat it anyway... "Coming Mom!"